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225 Million Pounds Over 3 Years To Help Poorest Pay Utility Bill Debts

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Energy Secretary John Hutton has engineered a deal with the UK’s six biggest energy companies to potentially help the poorest households meet their fuel bills and clear utility bill debts.

Over the next 3 years, an extra £225 million will be found for social assistance programmes, designed to provide financial support to consumers struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills. The UK’s biggest energy firms who aim to help reduce fuel poverty are British Gas, Scottish & Southern, E.On, Scottish Power, NPower and EDF.

Help Welcomed By Payplan Clients

Any extra financial support from the energy industry will be welcome news to callers to Payplan’s free debt help telephone service, who, during the last 9 months, have seen a 9 per cent rise in their monthly utility bills.

Contact Payplan free on 0800 280 2816 or online further free debt advice to help you prioritise your utility bill debts.

Written by on April 11th, 2008

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2 Responses to “225 Million Pounds Over 3 Years To Help Poorest Pay Utility Bill Debts”

MRS PAULINE JONES says

I have just received an electric bill for over £700. When I asked for an explanation from Npower, they stated that it was because my bill had only been estimated for the past 12 months. I asked if they could investigate this, as we are very thrifty with the electricity and only 2 in the household. They firstly put up my direct debit payments to £143 per month, I explained that I could not afford that as my husband had just lost his job as the factory had gone into liquidation. Bad enough, without receiving the bill a few days later. They now say they can reduce it to £97 per month but this is the lowest they can go. Is there any way I can get help with this as even reducing it to £97 is more than I can afford. Please advise.

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Paul says

Hi Pauline

I’m sorry to hear about your situation – Have a read of this article:

http://www.payplan.com/weblog/2008/08/29/help-for-fuel-bills-demanded-by-uk-charities

and you will find links to various organisations who may be able to help you further – alternatively, ask you service provider for details of Energy Trusts who may be able to help you.

If you’re struggling to pay unsecured debts, such as credit cards or personal loans, then you can talk confidentially to Payplan on 0800 917 7823 to see if you can reduce payments to these creditors – freeing up money for your priority costs – of which your gas and electricity is most definitely one.

Hope this helps

Paul

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